Providing a course for teachers in southern India about the educational needs of children with learning disabilities meant UK facilitators Mark Jukes and Nevel Vassel had to overcome language and cultural differences

This article describes the work of academics from Birmingham City University who were commissioned to deliver a one-week training course on learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions to teachers in mainstream education in the state of Kerala, southern India. The course included classroom and curriculum management strategies to promote effective inclusion of children with learning disabilities.